"After 30 years in sports media, the most valuable lesson I've learned is also the simplest. The audience falls in love with people. The business falls in love with numbers, and the numbers always win."
"The real challenge isn't adding great content. It's convincing consumers to change habits they've spent years developing. Netflix is learning in real time that paying for exclusive access to content people already enjoy elsewhere doesn't automatically persuade them to open their wallets. SiriusXM now faces a similar test."
In recent weeks, Finnerty has bested competition from CNN in the ratings, despite only being in the timeslot for less than two months. So does the product match the hype? Let's find out.
"I understand radio's need to control costs, but each time a top talent is sent packing, they're being dared to launch a business and create future revenue pain for their former outlet."
While the left is trying to get back in touch with America, the right is unreasonably going scorched earth on the media landscape. You the American public lose in both instances because your news no longer attempts to be neutral.
"The real challenge isn't adding great content. It's convincing consumers to change habits they've spent years developing. Netflix is learning in real time that paying for exclusive access to content people already enjoy elsewhere doesn't automatically persuade them to open their wallets. SiriusXM now faces a similar test."